Tackling ethical and methodological challenges and possibilities

Call for abstractsInstitute of Australian Geographers Conference (Hobart, Tasmania 9-13 July 2019)

Session: Tackling ethical and methodological challenges and possibilities in geographical research

There is rarely a ‘box on the form’ for the ethical challenges which arise in geographical research. These challenges tend to be ‘dynamic, ongoing and complex’ (Gillan and Pickerill, 2012) rather than predictable. They concern the responsibilities of a researcher to her participants, but extend far beyond matters of informed consent. We invite presentations that draw on researchers’ fieldwork experiences, as well as those with a theoretical focus. Topics we are interested in include but are not limited to:

Decolonising methods

Over-researched people and places

Scholar-activism and the challenges of joining the struggle

Responsibilities beyond informed consent

Power differentials between researcher/researched, and amongst the researched

Writing unflattering accounts

Participant benefits

The neoliberal university and research ethics

Digital research methods and social media as data

Abstracts are due 28th February via the following link (you will create an account and then go on to submit your abstract, choosing ‘Tackling ethical and methodological challenges and possibilities in geographical research’ in the drop down box): https://cdesign.eventsair.com/2019-iag/abstracts